JP2018033529A - Absorbent article - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an absorbent article which can suppress leakage from a leg surrounding part.SOLUTION: An absorbent article comprises: an absorbent body (10) which has an absorber, and whose longitudinal direction is along a vertical direction; and a pair of waist parts (20, 30) which are provided on one end side and the other end side of the absorbent body (10) in the longitudinal direction, and have an elastic member (22, 32) which stretches and shrinks in a lateral direction. The absorbent body (10) has a pair of extension parts (60) extending to both outside parts of the absorber (12) in the lateral direction, and on which an elastic member (61) which stretches and shrinks in the vertical direction is arranged. The extension parts (60) are formed by a sheet (14) extending outward in the lateral direction from a position on a non-skin side surface side of the absorber (12) and continuous in the lateral direction, and a deposition area (62) having a prescribed length in a lateral direction is arranged on a portion where a leg surrounding opening part is formed by the extension part (60).SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6

Description

  The present invention relates to an absorbent article.

  A disposable diaper is mentioned as an example of an absorbent article. Patent Document 1 discloses a disposable diaper including an absorbent main body and a waist belt. In the diaper waist belt, an inner seat portion, an outer seat portion, and a cushion-forming seat portion are disposed therebetween. Moreover, the waist elastic material is being fixed in the expansion | extension state between the external seat part and the cushion formation sheet part. And the cushion formation sheet | seat part and the inner side sheet | seat part are joined intermittently in the direction along a waist periphery. Therefore, a space is formed in the non-joined part between the cushion forming sheet part and the inner sheet part, and the stimulation given to the wearer's skin can be reduced.

JP 2013-70711 A

Moreover, in the said diaper, in order to prevent the side leakage of excrement, the 2nd solid gathers (extension part) extended to the both outer sides of the horizontal direction of an absorber are provided, and the 2nd solid gathers are provided. It is configured to be in close contact with the wearer's legs. In the second three-dimensional gather, three stretchable materials are arranged in the horizontal direction and have a width in the horizontal direction. However, the second three-dimensional gather is easily affected by the waist elastic material, and there is a possibility that the second three-dimensional gather may contract or turn over in the lateral direction. If it does so, the 2nd solid gathers cannot adhere to a wearer's leg circumference on the surface, and the effect of side leakage prevention will reduce. The second three-dimensional gather is formed by joining a side sheet and a cover sheet. Therefore, excrement is likely to ooze from the joint between both sheets.
This invention is made | formed in view of the above problems, Comprising: It aims at providing the absorbent article by which the leak from the leg periphery was suppressed.

A main invention for achieving the above object includes an absorbent body having a longitudinal direction and a lateral direction, including an absorbent body, the longitudinal direction of which is along the longitudinal direction, and one end of the absorbent body in the longitudinal direction. An absorbent article having a pair of waist parts provided with elastic members extending and contracting in the lateral direction, each of which is located on each side and the other end side, wherein the absorbent main body includes both of the absorbent body in the lateral direction. A pair of extending portions provided with an elastic member extending outward and extending and contracting in the longitudinal direction, extending outwardly in the lateral direction from a position on the non-skin side surface of the absorber, and The extending portion is formed by a sheet that is continuous in the lateral direction, and a welding region having a predetermined length in the lateral direction is disposed at a site where the extending portion forms a leg opening. This is an absorbent article.
Other features of the present invention will become apparent from the description of the present specification and the accompanying drawings.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the absorbent article by which the leak from the leg periphery was suppressed can be provided.

1 is a schematic perspective view of a pants-type disposable diaper 1. FIG. It is the schematic plan view which looked at the diaper 1 of the expansion | deployment and expansion | extension state from the skin side surface side. It is a schematic sectional drawing of the diaper 1. 4A and 4B are views for explaining a method of forming the absorbent main body 10. It is explanatory drawing of the adhesion | attachment area | region 40 of the absorptive main body 10 and a pair of waist part 20,30. It is a figure explaining the characteristic of the leg periphery extension part 60. FIG. It is an enlarged view of the horizontal welding area | region 62 and the vertical welding area | region 66. FIG. It is a figure which shows the state which the leg periphery extension part 60 closely_contact | adheres to a wearer. FIG. 9A to FIG. 9C are diagrams for explaining modifications of the lateral welding region 62.

  At least the following matters will become apparent from the description of the present specification and the accompanying drawings.

  A longitudinal direction and a transverse direction, comprising an absorbent body, the longitudinal direction of the absorbent body being along the longitudinal direction, and being located at one end side and the other end side of the absorbent body in the longitudinal direction, An absorbent article having a pair of waistline portions including elastic members that expand and contract in the transverse direction, wherein the absorbent main body extends to both lateral sides of the absorbent body and extends in the longitudinal direction. A pair of extending portions provided with elastic members that extend and contract, and extends by the sheet that extends outward in the lateral direction from a position on the non-skin side surface of the absorbent body and continues in the lateral direction The absorbent article is characterized in that a welded region having a predetermined length in the lateral direction is arranged at a portion where the extension portion is formed and the extension portion forms a leg opening.

  According to such an absorbent article, the rigidity in the lateral direction of the part where the extension part forms the leg opening is increased, and the state where the part has a width in the lateral direction is easily maintained, and the wearer's It can be adhered to the legs around the surface. Therefore, leakage from the leg circumference is suppressed. In addition, the seam of the sheet is not exposed on the non-skin side surface of the extension part and the periphery thereof, and exudation of excrement from the seam of the sheet is suppressed.

  In such an absorbent article, the welding region includes a first welding region and a second welding region, and the first welding is performed at a site where the extension portion forms the leg opening. A portion of the continuous sheet in which a region is disposed and a portion of the continuous sheet in which the second welding region is disposed are folded in the thickness direction of the extension portion. Absorbent article.

  According to such an absorbent article, the lateral rigidity of the part where the extension part forms the leg opening is further increased, and the state where the part has a width in the lateral direction can be easily maintained, Leakage from is more reliably suppressed.

  Such an absorbent article, wherein the first welded region and the second welded region do not overlap in plan view in the thickness direction.

  According to such an absorbent article, since the welding region exists in a wider plane range of the portion where the extension portion forms the leg opening, and the rigidity in the lateral direction is further increased, Leakage is more reliably suppressed.

  In such an absorbent article, the welded region is disposed on the inner side of the laterally outer end of the extending portion.

  According to such an absorbent article, since the edge part of the lateral direction outer side of the site | part in which an extension part forms a leg periphery opening part is flexible, skin contact is good. Moreover, since the force of pinching the wearer's leg is absorbed, the state where the part has a width in the lateral direction is easily maintained, and leakage from the leg periphery is suppressed.

  In such an absorbent article, the continuous sheet is folded at a portion where the extension portion forms the leg opening, and the folding sheet is folded between the absorbent body and the continuous sheet. A liquid-impermeable sheet is disposed between the continuous sheets that are stacked, and the liquid-impermeable sheet is disposed on the inner side of the laterally outer end of the extending portion. An absorbent article characterized by the above.

  According to such an absorbent article, since the edge part of the lateral direction outer side of the site | part in which an extension part forms a leg periphery opening part is flexible, skin contact is good. Moreover, since the force of pinching the wearer's leg is absorbed, the state where the part has a width in the lateral direction is easily maintained, and leakage from the leg periphery is suppressed.

  Such an absorbent article, characterized in that the welded region intersects the elastic member that extends and contracts in the longitudinal direction.

  According to such an absorbent article, the portion where the extension region forms the leg opening and the portion where the welding region is arranged is lifted to the wearer side by the contraction of the elastic member, and is worn It can be in close contact with the person's legs.

  In such an absorbent article, the elastic member extending and contracting in the longitudinal direction disposed in the extending portion is disposed at a position between the absorbent body and the welding region in the lateral direction. Absorbent article.

  According to such an absorbent article, the portion where the extension portion forms the leg opening is lifted to the wearer side by contraction of the elastic member, and the standing height is secured. It can adhere to.

  In such an absorbent article, the elastic member that extends and contracts in the longitudinal direction disposed in the extending portion is disposed at a position of the laterally outer end of the extending portion. Absorbent article.

  According to such an absorbent article, the site | part in which an extension part forms a leg periphery opening part can contact | adhere to a wearer to the position of the outer side end of a horizontal direction.

  In this absorbent article, the absorbent main body includes a pair of leak-proof wall portions that can stand on the wearer side on both lateral sides of the absorbent body, and the leak-proof material is formed by the continuous sheet. An absorbent article, characterized in that a wall is formed.

  According to such an absorbent article, there is no sheet seam at the boundary between the extension part and the leak-proof wall part, and leakage from the legs is further suppressed.

  Such an absorbent article, wherein the pair of extending portions are formed by a common continuous sheet.

  According to such an absorbent article, the sheet joint is not exposed on the non-skin side surface of the absorbent main body, and leakage from the sheet joint is suppressed. Moreover, since a pair of extension part is united and pulled up at the time of wear, a pair of extension part can closely_contact | adhere to a wearer's leg periphery with sufficient balance, respectively.

=== Embodiment ===
The following embodiments will be described by taking “pants-type disposable diapers” as an example of absorbent articles according to the present invention. The pants-type disposable diaper of this embodiment can be used for both infants and adults.

=== Basic configuration of pants-type disposable diapers ===
FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a pants-type disposable diaper 1 (hereinafter referred to as “diaper”). FIG. 2 is a schematic plan view of the developed and extended diaper 1 as viewed from the side of the skin. FIG. 3 is a schematic sectional view of the diaper 1. 4A and 4B are views for explaining a method of forming the absorbent main body 10. FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of the bonding region 40 between the absorbent main body 10 and the pair of waist portions 20 and 30. In addition, drawings other than FIG. 1 show a state in which the elastic member included in the diaper 1 is extended to the extent that the heel of the diaper 1 cannot be visually recognized. Specifically, a state is shown in which each member (for example, an exterior sheet 14 described later) constituting the diaper 1 is stretched until the dimension of the member coincides with or close to the dimension of the member itself.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the diaper 1 which is a pants type has a vertical direction, a horizontal direction, and a front-rear direction, and the diaper 1 is formed with a waistline opening BH and a pair of leg-hole openings LH. In the vertical direction, the waist opening BH side is the upper side, and the side that is the crotch of the wearer is the lower side. In the front-rear direction, the side that becomes the wearer's stomach side is the front side, and the side that becomes the wearer's back side is the rear side. Moreover, the diaper 1 has a thickness direction as shown in FIG. 3, and the side which contacts a wearer in thickness direction is made into the skin side, and the other side is made into the non-skin side.

  The diaper 1 is a so-called three-piece type, and has an absorbent main body 10 and a pair of waistline portions 20 and 30. The absorptive main body 10 has a substantially rectangular shape in plan view, and its longitudinal direction is along the vertical direction. The waist portions 20 and 30 have a substantially rectangular shape in plan view, and the longitudinal direction thereof is along the horizontal direction. Of the pair of waistline portions 20, 30, the one that covers the wearer's stomach side portion is also referred to as the front waistline portion 20, and the one that covers the wearer's back side portion is also referred to as the back waistline portion 30.

  As shown in the unfolded state of FIG. 2, the laterally central portion of the front waistline portion 20 is located on one end side in the longitudinal direction of the absorbent main body 10, and on the other end side in the longitudinal direction of the absorbent main body 10. The central portion in the lateral direction of the rear waistline portion 30 is located. And the non-skin side surface of the absorptive main body 10 and the skin side surface of a pair of waist part 20,30 are joined by the adhesive agent etc. in the adhesion | attachment area | region 40 shown in FIG. 2, the absorbent main body 10 is folded in half at a substantially central portion in the longitudinal direction so that the front waistline portion 20 and the rear waistline portion 30 overlap with each other, and both side portions 20a in the lateral direction of the front waistline portion 20 The diaper 1 becomes a pants type by joining the lateral side portions 30a of the rear waistline portion 30 in the lateral direction.

  Each of the front waistline portion 20 and the rear waistline portion 30 includes two flexible sheets (21 and 21, 31 and 31) such as non-woven fabric and a plurality of elastic members 22 and 32 such as thread rubber that expands and contracts in the lateral direction. Prepare. In the following description, the elastic members 22 and 32 are also referred to as the waistline elastic members 22 and 32. The plurality of waistline elastic members 22 and 32 are arranged side by side at intervals in the vertical direction, and are fixed between two sheets (21 and 21, 31 and 31) in a state of extending in the horizontal direction. Yes. Therefore, the front waistline part 20 and the back waistline part 30 can be expanded and contracted in the lateral direction, and fit around the wearer's waistline.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the absorbent main body 10 includes a top sheet 11, an absorber 12, a back sheet 13, and an exterior sheet 14 in order from the skin side in the thickness direction. The top sheet 11 may be a liquid-permeable sheet, and examples thereof include a hydrophilic air-through nonwoven fabric and a spunbond nonwoven fabric. The back sheet 13 may be a liquid impermeable sheet, and examples thereof include a polyethylene film and a polypropylene film. The top sheet 11 and the back sheet 13 are sized to cover the entire absorbent body 12. Moreover, in this embodiment, the both sides of the horizontal direction of the top sheet 11 are folded in the non-skin side surface side of the absorber 12. FIG. The exterior sheet 14 may be a liquid permeable sheet or a liquid impermeable sheet. However, in this embodiment, since the leak-proof wall part 50 is formed by the exterior sheet 14, a hydrophobic SMS nonwoven fabric etc. can be illustrated as the exterior sheet 14. FIG.

  The absorbent body 12 has a rectangular shape in plan view, and includes an absorbent core 121 that absorbs liquid and a core wrap sheet 122 that covers the outer peripheral surface of the absorbent core 121. The absorbent core 121 is formed by molding a liquid absorbent material into a predetermined shape. In the present embodiment, the absorbent core 121 has a substantially hourglass shape with a narrowed central portion in the longitudinal direction. As a liquid absorptive material, what contained superabsorbent polymer (what is called SAP) etc. in liquid absorptive fibers, such as a pulp fiber, can be illustrated. Examples of the core wrap sheet 122 include liquid permeable sheets such as tissue paper and nonwoven fabric. The core wrap sheet 122 may not be provided.

  Moreover, the absorptive main body 10 is provided with a pair of leak-proof wall part 50 and a pair of leg periphery extension part 60 (a pair of extension part). Although details will be described later, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, the laterally opposite side portions of the single exterior sheet 14 are folded to form a pair of leak-proof wall portions 50 and a pair of legs. The extension part 60 is integrally formed.

  The pair of leak-proof wall portions 50 are provided on both lateral sides of the absorbent body 12 along the longitudinal direction of the absorbent main body 10. In detail, it is provided over the position extended from the position which overlaps with the absorber 12 in a horizontal direction. Each leak-proof wall portion 50 includes an elastic member 51 that expands and contracts in the longitudinal direction (vertical direction of the diaper 1), and a pair of outer sheets 14 that form the leak-proof wall portion 50 are joined to the top sheet 11 and the back sheet 13. An end joint portion 52 and a side joint portion 53 are provided. The pair of end joints 52 are disposed at both ends in the longitudinal direction of the absorbent main body 10, the side joints 53 extend from one end to the other end in the longitudinal direction of the absorbent main body 10, and are more than the end joints 52. It is arranged outside in the horizontal direction. Therefore, in the leak-proof wall part 50, the site | part of the exterior sheet | seat 14 between a pair of end junction parts 52 is a wearer side (skin side of thickness direction) on the side junction part 53 by shrinkage | contraction of the elastic member 51. It becomes possible to stand up. Therefore, the excrement that has flowed laterally is blocked by the leak-proof wall portion 50. However, the diaper 1 may not have the leak-proof wall portion 50.

  The pair of leg extension portions 60 are portions extending to both outer sides of the absorbent body 12 in the lateral direction. Specifically, a portion from the lateral outer end of the absorbent body 12 to the lateral outer end of the absorbent main body 10 is defined as a leg extension 60. Further, as shown in FIG. 5, each leg-hole extending portion 60 has a “leg-hole opening forming portion 60 a” that forms a leg-hole opening LH, and each of the front waistline portion 20 and the rear waistline portion 30 in the vertical direction. And a pair of “overlap portions 60b” that overlap each of the front waistline portion 20 and the rear waistline portion 30 in the thickness direction. Further, each leg extension 60 extends and contracts in the longitudinal direction (vertical direction of the diaper 1), and is provided with four elastic members 61 (hereinafter referred to as leg elastic members 61) spaced apart in the lateral direction. Also called). Accordingly, the leg opening forming portion 60a in the leg extension portion 60 fits around the wearer's leg.

  Each leg extension 60 is provided with a plurality of “lateral welding regions 62 (welding regions in the present invention)” that extend in the horizontal direction and are inclined with respect to the horizontal direction. As shown in FIG. 3, the plurality of lateral welding regions 62 includes a plurality of first lateral welding regions 63 positioned on the skin side in the thickness direction and a plurality of second welding regions positioned on the non-skin side in the thickness direction. And a horizontal welding region 64. As shown in FIG. 5, the plurality of first lateral welding regions 63 and the plurality of second lateral welding regions 64 are both spaced in the longitudinal direction over the entire longitudinal direction of the leg extension 60. They are arranged side by side.

  Each leg extension 60 is provided with a “longitudinal weld region 66” extending in the longitudinal direction (longitudinal direction) on the inner side in the lateral direction than the lateral weld region 62. The vertical welding region 66 is also disposed over the entire region in the longitudinal direction of the leg extension portion 66, and is positioned on the non-skin side in the thickness direction and the first vertical welding region 67 located on the skin side in the thickness direction. And a second vertical welding region 68.

  Examples of elastic members (22, 32, 51, 61) included in the front waistline portion 20, the rear waistline portion 30, the leak-proof wall portion 50, and the leg-hole extension portion 60 include thread-like elastic members such as rubber thread. However, it is not limited to this. Instead of the thread rubber, for example, one or more sheet-like elastic members such as a stretchable film or a stretchable nonwoven fabric may be arranged. Further, the drawing shows only a portion (so-called effective length portion) that exhibits elasticity in the elastic member. Therefore, a portion of the elastic member that does not exhibit stretchability may exist outside the illustrated elastic member in the longitudinal direction. Further, the arrangement and the number of elastic members are not limited to the illustrated configuration.

=== Method of Forming Absorbent Body 10 ===
Next, a method of forming the pair of leak-proof wall portions 50 and the pair of leg-hole extending portions 60 by the single exterior sheet 14 will be briefly described with reference to FIG.
First, as shown on the left side of FIGS. 4A and 4B, the elastic member 51 for the leak-proof wall 50 is fixed to both sides in the lateral direction of the exterior sheet 14 in a state of extending in the longitudinal direction. Thereafter, the lateral position where the elastic member 51 for the leak-proof wall portion 50 is fixed is set as a folding position f1, and both lateral portions of the exterior sheet 14 are folded back to the skin side in the thickness direction (inner side in the lateral direction). It is.

  Next, as shown on the right side of FIGS. 4A and 4B, the laterally welded region 62 and the vertical welded region 66 are formed by partially welding the portion of the outer sheet 14 that is folded back into two layers. Is done. Specifically, a plurality of first lateral welding regions 63 are formed side by side in the longitudinal direction on the outer side in the lateral direction among the parts of the exterior sheet 14 having two layers. A plurality of second lateral welding regions 64 are formed side by side at intervals in the longitudinal direction. Further, a first vertical welding region 67 is formed on the outer side in the horizontal direction from the first horizontal welding region 63, and a second vertical welding region 68 is formed on the inner side in the horizontal direction from the second horizontal welding region 64. Is done. The welding regions 62 and 66 may be formed by a well-known welding method, for example, thermal welding, ultrasonic welding, welding by laser irradiation, or the like.

  Next, the end joint portion 52 and the side joint portion 53 of the leak-proof wall portion 50 are disposed on the skin side surface of the two-layer exterior sheet 14 and outside the lateral welding region 62 in the lateral direction. An adhesive for forming is applied. Then, the four leg-hole elastic members 61 are fixed to the skin side surface of the exterior sheet 14 and on the inner side in the lateral direction from the side joint portion 53 in a state of extending in the longitudinal direction. Thereafter, the back sheet 13 and the absorbent body 12 around which the top sheet 11 is wound are overlapped and bonded to the lateral center of the exterior sheet 14.

  Finally, at the folding position f <b> 2 between the first lateral weld region 63 and the second lateral weld region 64, both lateral sides of the exterior sheet 14 are folded back to the skin side in the thickness direction with respect to the top sheet 11. Thus, the absorbent main body 10 shown in FIG. 3 is formed. That is, the lateral side portions of the exterior sheet 14 are each folded into four layers. Further, the first horizontal welding region 63 and the second horizontal welding region 64 are overlapped in the thickness direction, and the first vertical welding region 67 and the second vertical welding region 68 are stacked in the thickness direction. become. In the following description, the four layers of the exterior sheet 14 are also referred to as a first sheet portion 14a, a second sheet portion 14b, a third sheet portion 14c, and a fourth sheet portion 14d in order from the skin side in the thickness direction. The leak-proof wall portion 50 is formed by the first sheet portion 14a and the second sheet portion 14b, and the leg extension portion 60 is formed by the first sheet portion 14a to the fourth sheet portion 14d.

=== Leg extension part 60 ===
FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining the features of the leg-hole extending portion 60. FIG. 7 is an enlarged view of the horizontal welding region 62 and the vertical welding region 66. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a state in which the leg extension portion 60 is in close contact with the wearer. In FIG. 8, the leak-proof wall portion 50 and the like are omitted in order to eliminate the complexity of the drawing.

  In the diaper 1 of the present embodiment, the lateral width of the leg extension portion 60 is set to be relatively wide. For example, in the S size diaper 1 for infants, when the width of the absorbent main body 10 is 200 mm, the width of the leg extension part 60 is set to about 40 mm. Therefore, the leg periphery extension part 60 can be closely_contact | adhered to a wearer's leg periphery with a wide surface. Therefore, it becomes difficult for excrement to leak from around the legs. Further, since the leg width extending portion 60 has a wide lateral width, a plurality (four in this case) of leg leg elastic members 61 can be arranged side by side with a gap in the lateral direction. Therefore, the expansion and contraction force of the leg extension part 60 necessary for preventing side leakage can be shared by the plurality of leg periphery elastic members 61. That is, since the elastic force of the leg elastic member 61 per one can be reduced, it is possible to prevent a burden on the skin due to local adhesion of the leg elastic member 61.

  On the other hand, waistline elastic members 22 and 32 that extend and contract in the lateral direction are provided in the waistline portions 20 and 30 so that the diaper 1 fits around the waistline of the wearer. For this reason, the leg-hole opening forming portion 60a in the leg-hole extending portion 60 may be contracted in the lateral direction or turned inward or outward due to the influence of the waistline elastic members 22 and 32. For example, in the manufacturing process of the diaper 1, if the leg hole opening forming part 60 a is turned and folded and individually wrapped, the leg hole opening forming part 60 a has a fold mark, and the leg hole opening forming part 60 a is broken. Will be worn in the state.

  In particular, the leg extension portion 60 of the present embodiment is formed by the exterior sheet 14 of the absorbent main body 10 and has an overlapping portion 60 b with the waistline portions 20 and 30. As shown in FIG. 5, a part of the overlapping portion 60 b is joined to the waistline portions 20 and 30 by the bonding region 40. Therefore, the overlapping portion 60b is easily affected by the lateral contraction of the waistline portions 20 and 30, and accordingly, the leg opening forming portion 60a may contract or turn up in the lateral direction. Then, although the leg extension part 60 is set to be wide, there is a possibility that the leg extension part 60 cannot be brought into close contact with the wearer's leg.

  Also, here, it is assumed that the exterior sheet 14 has the same width as that of the absorbent body 12, and the leg-hole extending portion 60 is not formed by the exterior sheet 14, but extends outward from the exterior sheet 14 in the lateral direction. In addition, it is assumed that the outer sheet 14 is formed of a side sheet that is a separate member. In this case, the joint between the exterior sheet 14 and the side sheet is exposed on the non-skin side surface around the leg hole opening forming portion 60a. Moreover, if the both sides of the lateral direction of the exterior sheet 14 are not folded, the leg opening opening 60a is formed by bonding a side sheet, which is a separate member from the exterior sheet 14, to the skin side surface of the exterior sheet 14. Is formed. In this case, the joint between the exterior sheet 14 and the side sheet is exposed at the lateral outer end of the leg hole opening forming portion 60a. If it does so, excretion will ooze out from the joint of a sheet.

  On the other hand, in the diaper 1 of the present embodiment, the leg extension portion 60 is extended from the position on the non-skin side surface side of the absorbent body 12 to the outside in the lateral direction and the exterior sheet 14 continuous in the lateral direction. Is formed. Furthermore, a plurality of lateral welding regions 62 having a predetermined length (L1 in FIG. 6) in the lateral direction are formed in the leg-hole opening forming portion 60a (“the portion where the extending portion forms the leg-hole opening” in the present invention). It is arranged. In addition, the position on the non-skin side surface side of the absorbent body 12 is a non-skin side in the thickness direction with respect to the absorbent body 12 and is a position overlapping the absorbent body 12 in the lateral direction.

  Therefore, in the diaper 1, the lateral welding region 62 increases the rigidity of the leg hole opening forming portion 60a in the horizontal direction, and the leg hole opening forming portion 60a is affected by the shrinkage of the waistline portions 20, 30 and the overlapping portion 60b in the horizontal direction. It becomes difficult to receive. As a result, the shrinkage and turning of the leg opening portion 60a in the lateral direction are suppressed, and the leg opening portion 60a is easily maintained in a state having a width in the lateral direction (wide state). If it does so, the leg periphery opening formation part 60a can closely_contact | adhere to a wearer's leg periphery on a wide surface, and the leakage of excrement from a leg periphery is suppressed.

  Further, in the natural diaper (FIG. 1), since the leg opening 60a extends substantially horizontally in the lateral direction, the wearer simply passes his / her leg through the leg opening LH of the diaper 1. The opening forming part 60a adheres to the wearer's leg around the surface. Therefore, for example, an operation such as taking out the leg opening 60a turned inside with a finger is unnecessary, and the diaper 1 is easily and appropriately attached. In addition, even when the diaper 1 is worn, the wide state of the leg hole opening forming portion 60a is easily maintained, and the leg hole opening forming portion 60a remains in the leg of the wearer even when the force of pinching the wearer's leg acts. Close contact with the surface. Moreover, a wearer's buttocks can be coat | covered because the wide leg periphery opening formation part 60a closely_contact | adheres to a wearer. Therefore, for example, it is not necessary to provide a cover or the like that covers the collar part separately from the waistline parts 20 and 30, and the configuration of the diaper 1 can be facilitated.

  Moreover, in the diaper 1, the rigidity of the leg periphery opening formation part 60a is improved by arrange | positioning the horizontal welding area | region 62 to the leg periphery opening formation part 60a. Therefore, for example, compared with the case where the rigidity of the leg periphery opening formation part 60a is improved by arranging another member in the leg periphery opening formation part 60a, manufacture of the diaper 1 can be made easy.

  Moreover, the leg periphery extension part 60 is formed with the exterior sheet 14, and it can prevent that the seam of a sheet | seat will be exposed to the leg periphery opening formation part 60a and the non-skin side surface of the periphery. Moreover, in the diaper 1 of this embodiment, since the horizontal welding area | region 62 is distribute | arranged to the leg periphery opening formation part 60a, the side part of the exterior sheet | seat 14 is folded up. Therefore, the seam of the sheet is not exposed at the lateral outer end 60d of the leg hole opening forming portion 60a. Therefore, in the diaper 1 of this embodiment, the exudation of the excretion from the joint of the sheet is prevented, and leakage from the leg periphery is further suppressed.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 7, the horizontal welding region 62 of the present embodiment has a dot-shaped welding portion 69 (for example, a welding portion formed by one projection in a projection pattern provided on the outer peripheral surface of the embossing roller. ) Are formed in the horizontal direction. Specifically, two rows of dots that are inclined with respect to the horizontal direction and in which three welds 69 are arranged are shifted in the horizontal direction and arranged in the vertical direction. Similarly, the vertical welding region 66 is also formed by two rows of dots in which a large number of dot-shaped welding portions 69 are arranged in the vertical direction, shifted in the vertical direction and arranged in the horizontal direction. In this way, the weld regions 62 and 66 may be partially welded, and in this case as well, the rigidity of the leg opening forming portion 60a in the lateral direction is increased. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the planar shape of one protrusion provided on the outer peripheral surface of the embossing roller may be the same as the welding regions 62 and 66 so that the entire region of the welding regions 62 and 66 is welded. Good. However, by reducing the shape of one welding portion 69 as in the present embodiment, the pressure applied during welding is likely to be constant, and the welding is stabilized.

  Further, the predetermined length in the horizontal direction of the horizontal welding region 62 may be larger than 0 mm, but preferably has a certain length. For example, when the lateral width of the leg extension portion 60 is 40 mm, the lateral length of the lateral weld region 62 is preferably in the range of 7.5 mm to 27.5 mm, more preferably about 17.5 mm. It is good to be.

  Further, the predetermined length in the horizontal direction (for example, L1 in FIG. 6) of the horizontal welding region 62 is the horizontal length from one end of the horizontal welding region 62 to the other end. Therefore, the shape of the horizontal welding region 62 may be a shape (not shown) extending in parallel with the horizontal direction, or may be a shape inclined with respect to the horizontal direction as in the present embodiment. However, for example, when the lateral direction of the lateral welding region 62 corresponds to the axial direction of the embossing roller, the lateral welding region 62 is instantaneously formed if the lateral welding region 62 is parallel to the lateral direction. On the other hand, when the horizontal welding region 62 is inclined with respect to the horizontal direction, the horizontal welding region 62 is formed while pressure is sequentially applied with the rotation of the embossing roller, so that the welding is stabilized.

  Further, the shape of the horizontal welding region 62 is not limited to the line shape in which the dot-like welded portions 69 are arranged in the horizontal direction as in the present embodiment, and may be, for example, a rectangle, trapezoid, ellipse, bowl shape, or the like that is long in the horizontal direction. May be. In addition, the horizontal weld region 62 may be formed by arranging not only the dot-shaped weld portion 69 but also other shape weld portions 69 such as a square or a triangle. In addition, a plurality of lateral welding regions 62 may be arranged side by side in the lateral direction in the leg hole opening forming portion 60a. Moreover, the number of the horizontal welding area | regions 62 of the leg periphery opening formation part 60a should just be one or more.

  Moreover, in the diaper 1 of this embodiment, the some horizontal welding area | region 62 is distribute | arranged also to the duplication part 60b in the leg periphery extension part 60. FIG. Therefore, the overlapping part 60b has high rigidity in the lateral direction, and shrinkage of the overlapping part 60b in the lateral direction can be suppressed. That is, the contraction force in the lateral direction of the waistline portions 20 and 30 is not easily transmitted to the leg periphery opening forming portion 60a via the overlapping portion 60b. Therefore, the wide state of the leg-hole opening forming portion 60a is more easily maintained, the leg-hole opening forming portion 60a can be in close contact with the wearer's leg, and leakage from the leg periphery is more reliably suppressed.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the plurality of lateral weld regions 62 are arranged at regular intervals in the longitudinal direction over the entire region in the longitudinal direction of the leg extension 60 a, so that the lateral weld regions 62 are arranged. It becomes easy to adjust the formation interval. Therefore, manufacture of the diaper 1 becomes easy.

  However, the form in which the horizontal welding area | region 62 is not distribute | arranged to the duplication part 60b may be sufficient. Moreover, the form which the horizontal welding area | region 62 is distribute | arranged only to one side of a pair of overlap part 60b which each leg periphery extension part 60 has, and the horizontal welding area | region 62 is not distribute | arranged to the other may be sufficient. In these cases, since the number of the relatively hard lateral welding regions 62 is reduced, the burden on the skin can be reduced, and the wearing comfort of the diaper 1 is improved. Moreover, the leg periphery extension part 60 does not need to have a pair of duplication part 60b. That is, a configuration in which the leg extension portion 60 overlaps with only one of the front waistline portion 20 and the rear waistline portion 30 or a shape that does not overlap with both may be employed.

  Moreover, in the diaper 1 of this embodiment, the leak-proof wall part 50 is also formed of the exterior sheet 14. In this case, there is no sheet seam at the boundary between the leak-proof wall portion 50 and the leg extension portion 60, and leakage from the leg periphery is further suppressed. For example, it is possible to prevent the excrement blocked by the leak-proof wall portion 50 from seeping out from the boundary between the leak-proof wall portion 50 and the leg extension portion 60 and soiling the wearer's leg.

  Further, the exterior sheet 14 extends from the position on the non-skin side surface side of the absorbent body 12 to both outer sides in the lateral direction. In other words, the pair of leg extension portions 60 are formed by the common exterior sheet 14. Therefore, since the joint of the exterior sheet 14 is not exposed on the non-skin side surface of the absorbent main body 10, leakage from the joint of the sheet is suppressed. In addition, when the diaper 1 is worn, the pair of leg extension portions 60 are pulled up together. Therefore, the pair of leg extension portions 60 can be in close contact with the wearer's legs in a well-balanced manner, and leakage from the legs is suppressed.

  Moreover, in the diaper 1 of this embodiment, a pair of leak-proof wall part 50 is also formed of the common exterior sheet | seat 14. As shown in FIG. In this way, one leg-side extending portion 60 and the leak-proof wall portion 50 in the lateral direction are formed by one exterior sheet 14, or a pair of legs on both sides in the lateral direction are formed by one exterior sheet 14. The number of materials can be reduced by forming the extension part 60 and the pair of leak-proof wall parts 50. Therefore, cost reduction can be achieved. However, it is not limited to the above, for example, the leak-proof wall portion 50 and the leg extension portion 60 are formed of different sheets, or the pair of leg extension portions 60 are formed of different exterior sheets 14, The leg extension part 60 may be formed of the liquid-impermeable back sheet 13.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the part of the exterior sheet 14 in which the first lateral welding region 63 is arranged (that is, the first side welding region 63) in the leg hole opening forming part 60 a and the overlapping part 60 b in the leg extension part 60. The sheet part 14a and the second sheet part 14b) and the part of the exterior sheet 14 (that is, the third sheet part 14c and the fourth sheet part 14d) in which the second lateral welding region 64 is disposed are leg extension parts. 60 are stacked in the thickness direction.

  Therefore, the rigidity with respect to the horizontal direction of the leg periphery opening formation part 60a and the duplication part 60b increases further. Further, in order to overlap the first lateral welding region 63 and the second lateral welding region 64, the exterior sheet 14 is folded into four layers. Thus, the rigidity with respect to the horizontal direction of the leg periphery opening formation part 60a and the duplication part 60b increases also by the lamination | stacking number of the exterior sheets 14 increasing. Therefore, the overlapping portion 60b becomes more difficult to be affected by the contraction of the waistline portions 20 and 30, and the leg-hole opening forming portion 60a is more easily maintained in a wider state. Therefore, the leg hole opening forming portion 60a can be in close contact with the wearer's leg around the surface, and leakage from the leg hole is more reliably suppressed.

  In other words, even if the first lateral weld region 63 and the second lateral weld region 64 are overlapped to weaken the weld strength of each lateral weld region 62 and reduce the rigidity, the leg opening portion 60a is formed. And the rigidity of the overlapping portion 60b can be secured. Therefore, the lateral welding region 62 can be made relatively soft, and the wearing comfort of the diaper 1 is improved. Further, as a result of attempting to increase the welding strength in order to increase the rigidity of the lateral welding region 62, it is possible to prevent the lateral welding region 62 from becoming too thin or having a hole.

  However, the present invention is not limited to the above, and the plurality of lateral weld regions 62 may not be overlapped in the thickness direction in the leg hole opening forming part 60a and the overlapping part 60b. In that case, the exterior sheet 14 may be folded into two layers, and the two layers may be welded to form the lateral welding region 62. Also, three or more lateral welding regions 62 may be stacked in the thickness direction.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 6, in the leg-hole opening forming portion 60 a, the lateral welding region 62 is arranged on the inner side of the lateral outer end 60 d of the leg-hole extending portion 60. That is, the laterally welded region 62 does not exist at the laterally outer end of the leg hole opening forming portion 60a and is flexible, so that the skin contact with the wearer's leg is good and the comfort of the diaper 1 is improved. . Moreover, the force of pinching the wearer's leg is absorbed. Therefore, even during wearing, the wide state of the leg hole opening forming portion 60a is easily maintained, the leg hole opening forming portion 60a can be in close contact with the wearer's leg surface, and leakage from the leg periphery is suppressed.

  Moreover, in the absorptive main body 10, as shown in FIG. 3, between the absorber 12 and the exterior sheet 14 around which the top sheet 11 is wound, and between the folded exterior sheets 14, the back sheet 13 is provided. Is arranged. As shown in FIG. 2, the laterally outer end 13 a of the backsheet 13 is also arranged on the inner side of the laterally extending outer end 60 d of the leg extension part 60. Therefore, the back sheet 13 does not exist at the laterally outer end portion of the leg hole opening forming portion 60a and is flexible, so that the skin contact with the wearer's leg is good and the comfort of the diaper 1 is improved. . Moreover, since the force of pinching the wearer's legs is absorbed, the wide state of the leg opening formation portion 60a is maintained.

  Moreover, as shown in FIG.2 and FIG.3, the four leg periphery elastic members 61a-61d are distribute | arranged to the leg periphery opening formation part 60a along with the horizontal direction. The two leg-hole elastic members 61b and 61c in the middle of them intersect with the lateral welding region 62 arranged in the leg-hole opening forming portion 60a. The leg opening forming portion 60a in which the lateral welding region 62 is disposed has high rigidity, and the planar shape is easily maintained. Therefore, due to the contraction of the leg-hole elastic members 61b and 61c, the leg-hole opening forming portion 60a in which the lateral welding region 62 is disposed is lifted together as a wearer. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 7, the part of the leg hole opening forming portion 60 a in which the lateral welding region 62 is arranged can be in close contact with the surface of the wearer's leg, and leakage from the leg part is suppressed.

  Of the four leg elastic members 61a to 61d, the leg elastic member 61a located on the innermost side in the horizontal direction is disposed at a position between the absorbent body 12 and the horizontal welding region 62 in the horizontal direction. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 7, due to the contraction of the leg-hole elastic member 61a, the laterally outer portion of the leg-hole elastic member 61a is lifted to the wearer side, and the standing height is secured. Therefore, the leg periphery opening formation part 60a can be closely_contact | adhered to a wearer's leg periphery.

  Of the four leg-hole elastic members 61a to 61d, the leg-hole elastic member 61d located on the outermost side in the horizontal direction is disposed at the position of the outer edge 60d in the horizontal direction of the leg-hole opening forming portion 60a. Therefore, the leg-hole opening forming portion 60a can be firmly attached to the wearer up to the position of the lateral outer end 60d by the contraction of the leg-hole elastic member 61d. In particular, even when the lateral welding region 62 does not reach the lateral outer end 60d of the leg opening portion 60a, the leg opening portion 60a can be in close contact with the wearer up to the position of the lateral outer end 60d.

  In addition, the overlapping portion 60b in the leg periphery extending portion 60 is a non-joining region 41 where the overlapping portion 60b and the waistline portions 20, 30 are not joined at a position corresponding to the lower end portions of the waistline portions 20, 30 in the vertical direction. (A region 41 surrounded by a thick line in FIG. 5). A lateral weld region 62 a is disposed in the non-joined region 41.

  In the overlapping portion 60b, the non-joining region 41 contracts in the lateral direction in the non-joining region 41 as compared to the joining region 40 (the hatched region in FIG. 5) with the waist portions 20 and 30. It is hard to be influenced by. Therefore, by providing the non-joining region 41 at the boundary between the overlapping portion 60b and the leg hole opening forming portion 60a, it becomes easy to maintain the wide state of the boundary. Further, the laterally welded region 62a is arranged in the boundary portion (non-bonded region 41), so that the wide state of the boundary portion is more easily maintained. As a result, the leg-hole opening forming portion 60a is also easily maintained in a wide state. In other words, the contraction force in the lateral direction of the waist portions 20 and 30 is blocked by the lateral welding region 62 of the non-joining region 41 and is not easily transmitted to the leg opening formation portion 60a. As a result, the wide state of the leg hole opening forming portion 60a is easily maintained. Therefore, the leg periphery opening formation part 60a can closely_contact | adhere on a wearer's leg periphery on a surface, and the leak from a leg periphery is suppressed.

  The diaper 1 is provided with bonding regions 42, 43, and 44 shown in FIG. 3 in addition to the bonding region 40, and an adhesive is applied thereto. Specifically, the first sheet portion 14 a and the second sheet portion 14 b of the exterior sheet 14 that form the leak-proof wall portion 50 are joined at the joining region 42. Further, the non-skin side surface of the absorbent body 12 around which the top sheet 11 is wound and the back sheet 13 are joined at the joining region 43. Further, the back sheet 13 and the exterior sheet 14 are joined at the joining region 44.

  On the other hand, in the part 60c laterally outside the leg extension part 60 shown in FIG. 3 (specifically, the part 60c laterally outside the side joint part 53 of the leak-proof wall part 50), the first of the exterior sheet 14 Between the sheet | seat part 14a and the 2nd sheet | seat part 14b, it has not joined with the adhesive agent over the whole area of the longitudinal direction. Similarly, the third sheet portion 14c and the fourth sheet portion 14d of the exterior sheet 14 are not joined with an adhesive over the entire region in the longitudinal direction. That is, in the first sheet portion 14a and the second sheet portion 14b of the exterior sheet 14, the portion (for example, the portion 65 in FIG. 5) between the first lateral welding regions 63 arranged in the longitudinal direction is not joined, Since there is space, cushioning is high. Similarly, in the third sheet portion 14c and the fourth sheet portion 14d of the exterior sheet 14, the portion between the second lateral weld regions 64 aligned in the longitudinal direction is not joined and a space is generated, so that the cushion High nature. Thus, the comfort of wearing the diaper 1 is improved by improving the cushioning properties of the leg extension portion 60.

  Moreover, in the diaper 1 of this embodiment, since the 1st horizontal welding area | region 63 and the 2nd horizontal welding area | region 64 are piled up in thickness direction, the 1st sheet | seat part 14a and 2nd sheet | seat part 14b with high cushioning properties, and 1st The third sheet portion 14c and the fourth sheet portion 14d are further overlapped. Therefore, the cushioning property of the leg periphery extension part 60 is improved more.

  The leg extension portion 60 of the present embodiment is provided with a first vertical welding region 67 and a second vertical welding region 68. Therefore, even if the first horizontal weld region 63 is not joined in the first sheet portion 14a and the second sheet portion 14b, the first sheet weld portion 14a and the second sheet portion 14b are formed by the first vertical weld region 67. Are firmly joined. Similarly, the third sheet portion 14c and the fourth sheet portion 14d are also firmly joined by the second vertical welding region 68. Therefore, for example, even when the wearer's leg is caught, the first sheet portion 14a and the second sheet portion 14b are difficult to separate, and the third sheet portion 14c and the fourth sheet portion 14d are difficult to separate. The wide state of the rotation opening forming portion 60a is maintained. However, the first vertical welding region 67 and the second vertical welding region 68 may be omitted.

  Moreover, the horizontal welding area | region 62 of this embodiment inclines with respect to the horizontal direction. Therefore, for example, compared to the case where the lateral welding region 62 is parallel to the lateral direction, the length in the longitudinal direction of the non-joined portions of the first sheet portion 14a and the second sheet portion 14b is short, and the third sheet portion 14c and the fourth sheet portion 4b. The longitudinal length of the non-joined portion of the sheet portion 14d is short. Therefore, the first sheet portion 14a and the second sheet portion 14b are difficult to separate, and the third sheet portion 14c and the fourth sheet portion 14d are difficult to separate. Therefore, the wide state of the leg hole opening forming portion 60a is maintained.

  In addition, in the overlapping portion 60b in the laterally outer portion 60c of the leg extension portion 60, the second sheet portion 14b of the exterior sheet 14 and the back sheet 13 or the third portion of the back sheet 13 and the exterior sheet 14 are provided. It is assumed that the sheet portion 14c may not be joined with an adhesive. In particular, by not joining the back sheet 13 and the third sheet portion 14c, both ends of the leg elastic member 61 that is not fixed in the extended state can be contracted, and both ends in the longitudinal direction of the leg extension 60 can be contracted. It is possible to prevent the leg-hole elastic member 61 from being exposed from the portion. Further, the third sheet portion 14c and the fourth sheet portion 14d of the exterior sheet 14 are joined to the waist portions 20 and 30 in the adhesion region 40 and the lateral welding region 62, but the first sheet portion 14a and the fourth sheet portion 14d of the exterior sheet 14 Since the second sheet portion 14 b is separated from the waistline portions 20, 30, the second sheet portion 14 b is hardly affected by the shrinkage in the lateral direction of the waistline portions 20, 30. Therefore, the wide state of the leg hole opening forming portion 60a is easily maintained. Moreover, since the horizontal welding area | region 62 is distribute | arranged to the duplication part 60b even if said part is not joined, the opening of the both ends of the longitudinal direction of the leg periphery extension part 60 can be suppressed.

  On the other hand, in the leg hole opening forming part 60a in the laterally outer portion 60c of the leg extension part 60, between the second sheet part 14b of the exterior sheet 14 and the back sheet 13, and between the back sheet 13 and the exterior sheet. It is good to join between the 14th 3rd sheet | seat parts 14c with the adhesive agent. By doing so, it is possible to prevent the four layers 14a to 14d of the exterior sheet 14 from being separated when the wearer's leg is caught, and the wide state of the leg-hole opening forming portion 60a is maintained. .

  Further, as shown in FIG. 6, a plurality of waistline elastic members 22 and 32 are arranged at intervals in the vertical direction in the waistline portions 20 and 30, and a plurality of lateral weld regions 62 are vertically arranged in the overlapping portion 60b. They are arranged at intervals. Then, the vertical intervals L3 of the plurality of waistline elastic members 22 and 32 are narrower than the vertical intervals L2 of the plurality of horizontal welding regions 62 arranged in the overlapping portion 60b (L2> L3). .

  Therefore, the number of the waistline elastic members 22 and 32 is not too small, and the fit of the waistline portions 20 and 30 to the wearer can be ensured. That is, it is possible to ensure fitability of the waistline portions 20 and 30 to the wearer while suppressing the lateral contraction of the overlapping portion 60b by the lateral welding region 62 and suppressing leakage from the legs. Further, the number of the lateral welding regions 62 arranged in the overlapping portion 60b is not too large, and it is possible to prevent the burden on the skin from increasing due to the relatively hard lateral welding regions 62. Moreover, it can prevent that the horizontal welding area | region 62 becomes the starting point of the tear of the duplication part 62 because the space | interval of the horizontal welding area | region 62 becomes too narrow.

  However, the present invention is not limited to the above, and the vertical interval L2 of the lateral welding region 62 arranged in the overlapping portion 60b may be set to be equal to or smaller than the vertical interval L3 of the waistline elastic members 22 and 32. In that case, since the number of the horizontal welding area | region 62 increases, the shrinkage | contraction to the horizontal direction of the duplication part 60b is suppressed more reliably. In addition, the above comparison may be compared with the interval between the waistline elastic members 22 and 32 whose vertical position is the same as that of the overlapping portion 60b, or the interval between the waistline elastic members 22 and 32 above the overlapped portion 60b. May be compared. Further, when the interval between the lateral welding regions 62 and the interval between the waistline elastic members 22, 32 are not constant, at least one of the intervals between the waistline elastic members 22, 32 is smaller than at least one of the intervals between the lateral welding regions 62. Good.

  In addition, it is preferable that the lateral welding region 62 and the waistline elastic members 22 and 32 disposed in the overlapping portion 60b do not overlap in a plan view (FIG. 6) in the thickness direction of the leg-hole extending portion 60. That is, it is preferable that the lateral welding region 62 and the waistline elastic members 22 and 32 are shifted in the vertical direction. By doing so, it can prevent that the shrinkage | contraction of the site | part of the waistline elastic members 22 and 32 which overlap with the duplication part 60b is suppressed too much by the horizontal welding area | region 62, and the site | part of the waistline elastic members 22 and 32 shrinks moderately. To do. Therefore, the waistline elastic members 22 and 32 can be used effectively, and the fit of the waistline portions 20 and 30 to the wearer can be secured. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and some or all of the longitudinal positions of the plurality of lateral welding regions 62 may coincide with the longitudinal positions of the waistline elastic members 22 and 32.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the waistline elastic members 22 a and 32 a located above the absorbent body 12 in the vertical direction are from one side portion of the waistline portions 20 and 30 in the lateral direction to the other side portion. It extends continuously. On the other hand, the waistline elastic members 22b and 32b whose vertical positions are the same as those of the absorbent body 12 extend from the lateral side of the waistline parts 20 and 30 to the lateral side of the absorbent body 12. And a part from the side part on the other side in the horizontal direction of the absorbent body 12 to a side part on the other side in the horizontal direction of the waistline parts 20 and 30. That is, the waistline elastic members 22b and 32b have discontinuous portions (for example, points a to b in FIG. 6) at portions overlapping the absorber 12 in the thickness direction of the waistline portions 20 and 30.

  Therefore, the absorber 12 is hardly affected by the shrinkage of the waistline elastic members 22 and 32 in the lateral direction, and the sway of the absorber 12 can be suppressed. Therefore, the absorbent body 12 can be brought into close contact with the wearer, and the excrement is firmly absorbed by the absorbent body 12, so that leakage from around the legs is suppressed. Moreover, the leg periphery opening formation part 60a can be extended substantially horizontally in the horizontal direction by suppressing the twist of the absorber 12. FIG. Therefore, the leg hole opening forming portion 60a can be brought into close contact with the wearer's leg around the surface, and leakage from the leg hole is suppressed.

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FIG. 9A to FIG. 9C are diagrams for explaining modifications of the lateral welding region 62. 9A to 9C are diagrams showing a state in which the first lateral welding region 63 and the second lateral welding region 64 are formed on the exterior sheet 14 during the manufacturing of the diaper 1, and the diagram on the right side is It is the figure which showed the positional relationship of the 1st horizontal welding area | region 63 and the 2nd horizontal welding area | region 64 in the leg periphery extension part 60. FIG.

  In the above embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, the first lateral welding region 63 and the second lateral welding region 64 are formed symmetrically with respect to the folding position f2 of the exterior sheet 14, that is, the direction of the inclination is Symmetrical and vertical position matches. Therefore, in each of the leg hole opening forming portion 60a and the overlapping portion 60b, the first lateral welding region 63 and the second lateral welding region 64 are arranged so as to overlap in the thickness direction. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and part or all of the first lateral welding region 63 and the second lateral welding region 64 may not overlap in a plan view in the thickness direction. That is, in each of the leg hole opening forming portion 60a and the overlapping portion 60b, the position on the plane (the position in the horizontal direction and the vertical direction) of the first lateral welding region 63 and the position on the plane of the second lateral welding region 64. It may be off.

  For example, as shown on the left side of FIG. 9A, the first lateral welding region 63 and the second lateral welding region 64 are formed by making the tilt direction symmetrical with respect to the folding position f2 and shifting the vertical position. Also good. In this case, as shown on the right side of FIG. 9A, in the plan view of the leg extension portion 60, the first lateral weld regions 63 and the second lateral weld regions 64 inclined in the same direction are alternately arranged in the longitudinal direction. Arranged at.

  Further, for example, as shown on the left side of FIG. 9B, the first lateral weld region 63 and the second lateral weld region 64 are formed with the same inclination direction with respect to the folding position f2 and with the vertical position shifted. May be. In this case, as shown on the right side of FIG. 9B, the first lateral weld region 63 and the second lateral weld region 64 that are inclined in the opposite direction are alternately arranged in the longitudinal direction in a plan view of the leg extension 60. Arranged at.

  Also, for example, as shown on the left side of FIG. 9C, the first lateral weld region 63 and the second lateral weld region 64 have the same inclination direction with respect to the folding position f2 and the same vertical position. It may be formed. In this case, as shown on the right side of FIG. 9C, the first lateral weld region 63 and the second lateral weld region 64 that are inclined in the opposite directions are arranged so as to intersect each other in plan view of the leg extension portion 60. .

  As shown in FIG. 9A and FIG. 9B, the first lateral welding region 63 and the second lateral welding region 64 may be completely displaced, and as shown in FIG. 9C, the first lateral welding region 63. And a part of the second lateral welding region 64 may overlap and the remaining part may be displaced. As described above, in the plan view in the thickness direction, the first lateral weld region 63 and the second lateral weld region 64 are displaced, so that the leg opening forming portion 60a and the overlapping portion 60b have a wider planar range. The lateral welding region 62 exists, and the rigidity in the lateral direction of the leg hole opening forming portion 60a and the overlapping portion 60b is increased. Therefore, the overlapping portion 60b is not easily affected by the shrinkage of the waistline portions 20 and 30 in the lateral direction, the wide state of the leg opening forming portion 60a is easily maintained, and leakage from the leg periphery is suppressed.

  As shown in FIGS. 9A and 9B, when the first lateral welding region 63 and the second lateral welding region 64 are completely deviated from each other, the pressure is sequentially increased with the rotation of the embossing roller, for example, at the time of welding. Since the horizontal welding region 62 is formed while being applied, the welding is stabilized. Although not shown, a part of the plurality of first lateral welding regions 63 overlaps with the second lateral welding region 64, and the remaining first lateral welding region 63 is connected to the second lateral welding region 64. The form which does not overlap may be sufficient. Moreover, the planar shape and magnitude | size of the 1st horizontal welding area | region 63 and the 2nd horizontal welding area | region 64 may differ, and the plane of 1st horizontal welding area | regions 63 or the 2nd horizontal welding area | region 64 mutually. The shape and size may be different. Moreover, arrangement | positioning of the 1st horizontal welding area | region 63 and the 2nd horizontal welding area | region 64 may differ in the duplication part 60b and the leg periphery opening formation part 60a. Further, the number of the first lateral welding regions 63 and the number of the second lateral welding regions 64 may be different. For example, by increasing the number of the second lateral welding regions 64 on the non-skin side as compared with the number of the first lateral welding regions 63 on the skin side, the lateral rigidity of the leg extension portion 60 is increased. You can improve the skin feel while increasing.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described, said embodiment is for making an understanding of this invention easy, and is not for limiting and interpreting this invention. Further, the present invention can be changed or improved without departing from the gist thereof, and needless to say, the present invention includes equivalents thereof.

  For example, a diaper (so-called two-piece type) in which the outer sheet 14 is integrated by connecting the front waistline portion 20 and the rear waistline 30 may be used. The absorbent article according to the present invention is not limited to a pants-type disposable diaper, but may be a tape-type disposable diaper. In the case of a tape-type diaper or the like, it is sufficient that an elastic member that expands and contracts in the lateral direction is provided on at least one of the pair of waistline portions. In addition, it can be used as a shorts-type napkin or a urine collecting pad.

1 diaper (absorbent article), 10 absorbent main body, 11 top sheet,
12 absorbent body, 121 absorbent core, 122 core wrap sheet,
13 back sheet (liquid-impermeable sheet), 14 exterior sheet (continuous sheet),
20 front waistline (waistline), 21 sheets, 21 sheets,
22 waist elastic member (elastic member that expands and contracts in the lateral direction),
30 Rear waistline (girth), 31 sheets, 31 sheets,
32 waist elastic member (elastic member that expands and contracts in the lateral direction),
40 bonding area, 41 non-bonding area, 42-44 bonding area,
50 leak-proof wall part, 51 elastic member, 52 end joint part, 53 side joint part,
60 leg extension part (extension part),
60a leg opening forming part (site where the extension part forms the leg opening), 60b overlapping part,
61 leg-around elastic member (elastic member that expands and contracts in the vertical direction), 62 lateral welding region (welding region),
63 first lateral welding region (first welding region), 64 second lateral welding region (second welding region),
66 vertical welding region, 67 first vertical welding region, 68 second vertical welding region, 69 welding portion,
LH leg opening, BH waist opening

Claims (10)

Having a vertical direction and a horizontal direction;
An absorbent main body comprising an absorbent body and having a longitudinal direction along the longitudinal direction;
An absorbent article having a pair of waistband portions each provided with an elastic member that is positioned on one end side and the other end side in the longitudinal direction of the absorbent main body and expands and contracts in the lateral direction,
The absorbent main body includes a pair of extending portions provided with elastic members that extend to both lateral sides of the absorber and extend and contract in the vertical direction,
The extending portion is formed by a sheet extending from the position on the non-skin side surface side of the absorbent body to the outside in the lateral direction and continuous in the lateral direction,
An absorbent article, wherein a weld region having a predetermined length in the lateral direction is arranged at a portion where the extension portion forms a leg opening. The absorbent article according to claim 1,
The welding region has a first welding region and a second welding region,
In the part where the extension part forms the leg opening, the part of the continuous sheet in which the first welding region is arranged and the part of the continuous sheet in which the second welding region is arranged Are folded in the thickness direction of the extension part. The absorbent article according to claim 2,
In the planar view in the thickness direction, at least a part of the first welding region and the second welding region do not overlap. It is an absorptive article given in any 1 paragraph of Claims 1-3,
The absorptive article, wherein the welding region is arranged on the inner side of the lateral end of the extending portion. The absorbent article according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein
In the part where the extension part forms the leg opening, the continuous sheet is folded,
A liquid-impermeable sheet is disposed between the absorbent body and the continuous sheet, and between the folded continuous sheets,
The absorbent article, wherein the liquid-impermeable sheet is arranged on an inner side than an outer end in the lateral direction of the extending portion. The absorbent article according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
The absorbent article, wherein the welded region intersects with the elastic member arranged in the extending portion and extending and contracting in the longitudinal direction. The absorbent article according to any one of claims 1 to 6,
The absorbent article, wherein the elastic member that extends and contracts in the longitudinal direction disposed in the extending portion is disposed in a position between the absorber and the welding region in the lateral direction. The absorbent article according to any one of claims 1 to 7,
The absorbent article, wherein the elastic member arranged in the extending portion and extending and contracting in the longitudinal direction is arranged at a position of the lateral end of the extending portion in the lateral direction. The absorbent article according to any one of claims 1 to 8,
The absorbent main body includes a pair of leak-proof wall portions that can stand on the wearer side on both lateral sides of the absorbent body,
The absorbent article, wherein the leak-proof wall is formed by the continuous sheet. The absorbent article according to any one of claims 1 to 9,
The absorbent article, wherein the pair of extending portions are formed by the common continuous sheet.

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